Get a Grip and Don’t Waste Your Breath: Grip Strength and Peak Expiratory Flow Are Strong Predictors of Mortality in Older Populations • Noreen Goldman, Princeton University ; Dana A. Glei, Georgetown University ; Luis Rosero-Bixby, Universidad de Costa Rica ; Shi-Ti Chiou, Bureau of Health Promotion, Taiwan ; Maxine Weinstein, Georgetown University

Early Origins of Inflammation: Long Term Effects of Birth Weight and Breastfeeding Duration on C-Reactive Protein in Young Adulthood • Thomas W. McDade, Northwestern University ; Molly Metzger, Northwestern University ; Laura Chyu, Northwestern University ; Craig Garfield, Northwestern University ; Emma Adam, Northwestern University

Physical Performance, Self-Rated Health and Mortality among Older Adults in the U.S. and England • Mary Beth Ofstedal, University of Michigan ; John Bound, University of Michigan ; Min Hee Kim, University of Michigan

Marital Status, Parental Status and Allostatic Load • Janet Weeks, Florida State University ; Isaac W. Eberstein, Florida State University